After today’s huge traffic delays Fingal County Council have issued the following update this evening :

Statement from Fingal county Council 13th December 2018.

Emergency Works were carried out on the Hearse Road today in order to remove the barriers that have been on site for the past number of months and provide an additional 1m of carriageway to the road to make it safe and sufficiently wide enough over the Christmas period.

Unfortunately the contractor ran into difficulty and was out on the road past 4pm leading to traffic congestion in Donabate and Portrane. The works at this section of the Hearse Road will be completed tomorrow between 10am and 4pm.

Fingal County Council regrets the disruption that this has caused to the residents of Donabate and Portrane.

We also wish to advise residents that there will be emergency works on Monday and Tuesday on the Hearse Road at the junction of the Kicrea Gate and the Donabate Distributor Road. These works are a road safety requirement and we apologise in advance for an inconvenience caused.

SPDD recognises the need for housing and wishes for development in Donabate to be carried out in a sustainable way that enhances and reflects the needs of a growing community. @SPDD17